2013 FSEMC Program - Aviation Committees - AEEC - AMC

REGULATORY/QTGReference 13-105/FSG-193 - Page 5ItemNo.Subsystem NameComponentPart No.(Sim Mfr &Vendor)Sim Mfr/ VendorNameYear ofMfrAircraftTypeFromUser9 Regulations All All All AATCAs an industry, are we over/under regulated or is the level of regulation correct?Other users, manufacturers, and Regulatory comments, please.Value of Resolution: Provide InformationItemNo.Subsystem NameComponentPart No.(Sim Mfr &Vendor)Sim Mfr/ VendorNameYear ofMfrAircraftTypeFromUser10 QMS ANAThe Japanese authorities (JCAB) have a plan to set up the Quality Management System Standard for FSTDwhich is internationally harmonized. For this purpose, we would like to have comments from each users andauthorities.1) We recognize that QMS is mandatory in USA and each user already set their QMS standard/procedure.Do you have any problems or difficulties?2) The EEI is to be beneficial the user and authority; is the EEI operating as expected or are there anyproblems?3) EASA is also operating the QMS, are there any problems?4) How about the other countries?5) The SQMS working group of FSEMC is suspending now. We would like to request to resume theactivities.Other users and Regulatory comments, please.Value of Resolution: Provide InformationItemNo.Subsystem NameComponentPart No.(Sim Mfr &Vendor)Sim Mfr/Vendor NameYear of MfrAircraftTypeFromUser11 RegulatoryComplianceQMS/CMSRegulatoryAuthoritiesL-3Current regulations have a requirement for an FSTD operator to institute and maintain a Quality ManagementSystem (QMS), which in the EASA regulations has now evolved into a Compliance Management System (CMS).Defects or Discrepancies and Regulators Comments from evaluations on an FSTD are seen as non-complianceitems. The QMS/CMS should record and track these non-compliances with a view to rectifying the problems.Resolving some non-compliances can be an expensive and protracted business. Can the regulators pleaseprovide guidance as to how these non-compliances are viewed as part of recurrent evaluations and what actionthey could be expected to take for long standing non-compliances where no corrective action has taken place andno evidence exists of a plan of action to rectify these items?Regulatory comments, please.Value of Resolution: Determine the Focus of Effort for the Resolution of these Issues